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Telling Nicholas

IMDb ID: tt0324195 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.3 (173 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A father wonders how to explain to his seven-year-old not only that his mother has died, but also the cruel way in which it happened.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Telling Nicholas
Canada: Telling Nicholas (English)
United Kingdom: Telling Nicholas
Ireland: Telling Nicholas (English)
India: Telling Nicholas (English)
New Zealand: Telling Nicholas (English)
United States: Telling Nicholas
South Africa: Telling Nicholas (English)
Release Date2002-05-12Runtime85 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews5Critic Reviews2Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywords7 year old
little boy
staten island new york city
september 11 2001
death of mother
Filming LocationsNew York City, New York, USAProduction CompaniesFire Island Films
Home Box Office (HBO)
Official SitesOfficial site - http://www.tellingnicholas.comIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324195/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0324195.jpgUpdated At2025-11-30T12:00:20

Stars

Nicholas Lanza
Thanbir Ahmed
Robert Lanza
James Ronald Whitney
Gilda Carle
Raquel Leal Davies

Directors

James Ronald Whitney

Writers

James Ronald Whitney

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Nicholas Lanza | Character: Self
Actor: Thanbir Ahmed | Character: Self
Actor: Robert Lanza | Character: Self
Actor: James Ronald Whitney | Character: Self
Actor: Gilda Carle | Character: Self
Actor: Raquel Leal Davies | Character: Production Assistant

[Directors Group]
Name: James Ronald Whitney | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: James Ronald Whitney | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Aaron Davies | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Reichgut | Role: Producer
Name: James Ronald Whitney | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Adam Dorn | Role: Composer
Name: James Ronald Whitney | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Aaron Davies | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Neil Stephens | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Geof Bartz | Role: Editor
Name: James Ronald Whitney | Role: Editor

[Sound Department]
Name: Benny Mouthon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Neil Stephens | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Ronald Whitney | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Jessica C. Nolfo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Steve Pequignot | Role: Editorial Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324195/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: May 2002 (Tribeca Film Festival)
United States: May 12, 2002
Sweden: October 20, 2008 (TV premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2003 | News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Emmy | Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form | James Ronald Whitney, Lisa Heller, Sheila Nevins, America Undercover, Telling Nicholas | For episode "Telling Nicholas"

Box Office

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